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In progress...

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@TheCity66 Absolutely this is AI.

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@mynamesnotgordy Give him time!

[Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy]

Nobel Peace Prize Temu Peace Prize

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@iCyclone For those wondering why they haven't seen any new posts, I've been following for a few years and I remember after Dorian he was out of contact (if I remember correctly) for a couple of days. Big storm, big damage

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

I have something to say about the Charlie Kirk murder.

[Charles Prepolec 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @sherlockeditor]

No family doctor? Your rural hospital ER is closed more than it's open? Your kid's school overcrowded and short staffed? Province is burning and water bombers aren't funded? You probably live in Saskatchewan, Alberta or Ontario. Your grifting Conservative Premier is the problem.

[OPP East Region @OPP_ER]

UPDATE @ 3:49pm: The OPP is happy to announce that Claire BELL, the missing three-year-old from Montreal, has been found alive and is well. She is being examined by medical personnel as a precaution. More details will be released later. We are working with the SQ to arrange a media briefing. ^bd

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@RepJackKimble We import it for the American tourists. :)

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Please read this. It’s important.

No matter what happens with the Canadian Federal election this year, one thing will be true — a significant percent of Canadian voters and media will have been successfully manipulated to oppose a beneficial carbon pricing approach that was either revenue-neutral or financially beneficial to almost all Canadians, with smart pricing mechanisms well understood to be one of the most effective ways to support badly needed #ClimateCrisis mitigation, ALL because of a continually repeated political slogan as lazy as “axe the tax.”

It should take a lot more than that to get us to do something so dumb, so self-defeating, for our own future.

Why am I including the media in this? Because instead of media doing their job and constantly informing the public that the “carbon tax” is in fact a strategic rebate program that more than makes most Canadians financially whole every single time the “ax the tax” messaging is reported, they gave up on that quickly (if they did it at all). They instead fuelled a false narrative of “affordability vs climate action” that was never true (“Canadian voters are just more concerned about affordability than climate action,” I just heard that false choice again on the news). Most media eventually just started referring to the program with shorthand like “the unpopular” or “the controversial” or “the polarizing carbon tax.” Those shorthand statements are factually accurate, but they leave out that the program is unpopular because of the highly successful misinformation campaign that the media itself helped. In other words, they reported the controversy and ignored the more important story that the controversy was manufactured based on misinformation and the media itself played role in it.

At best, that’s lazy and unprofessional, and at worst that’s complicit.

We’re essentially all responsible though. We should all be a lot harder to manipulate than this. And sadly, the consequences of being such “easy marks” are going to be huge.

#ClimateCrisis #CarbonTax #AxeTheTax

[Ontario Provincial Police @OPP_News]

A form of neighbourhood watch has evolved for the 21st century. With outdoor security cameras becoming more common, residents with cameras can now contribute significantly to crime prevention and investigations. CAMSafe enables you to voluntarily register your information in a secure database, allowing police services to request footage if a crime occurs in your area. This collaborative approach enhances community safety and supports police efforts in maintaining #SafeCommunites.

Join the effort to enhance community safety – if you use outdoor cameras to monitor your home, register your information today at https://t.co/1KAqYogoS4 and become an essential part of this initiative. #CPWeek2024

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@outdoormantra1 @gator_gum I meant birth control pills, but yeah, condoms are cheaper too

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@outdoormantra1 @gator_gum You could also look at it as “the cost of a few condoms is cheaper than paying tax credits for 18 years and subsidizing daycare spots for them”

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@gator_gum Yay! I don’t have to wear a costume this time!

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

Fun fact: you don’t need alcohol to enjoy summer! Those profits that LCBO makes are being given away to corporations and if you think prices won’t rise…right, that’s how it works! 😡

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

Make this summer an Ontario-made summer!

Our new interactive map shows thousands of convenient options where you can still buy beer, wine, spirits and other drinks across the province. Check out a local brewery or winery for some fantastic Ontario-made products near you and check back for more options at convenience stores, grocery store and big-box stores starting later this summer!

https://t.co/eGYnIOXjXo

[Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy]

Ontario taxpayer: I can’t find a family doctor.

Ford government: Here is a map to help you locate alcohol.

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@AccountMuted I don’t know, but I suspect money and friends in the right places. The details are very upsetting, when I think of my daughter when she was 13.

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@AccountMuted And she was only 13.

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@TheRealHoarse Had a proud Mom moment - my kid’s old 5th grade teacher sent me a note about how impressive my (now 18 year old) kid was when leading a lesson for her current 5th grade class. Overcoming anxiety and depression has been a long fight for this kid & I couldn’t be happier for her!

[Karen @VikingGrrrl]

@TheRealHoarse @Wolfiesmom I LOVE this post! Well done!! Made me laugh. :)

[Brittlestar @brittlestar]

Blame The Carbon Tax